MEANING/意义
    曾
      
  • céng
      
    sound for pinyin sound for pinyin
      
      
    ever; formerly; once (sth happens, then...) 
    Type adverb/副词  
        
    céng(zēng)
      
    sound for pinyin sound for pinyin
      
      
    formerly; related as between great-grandchildren and great-grandparents; zeng (family name) ; once (sth happens, then...) 
    Type adverb/副词; character/汉字; noun/名词  
        
    zēng
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      
    related as between great-grandchildren and great-grandparents; zeng (family name) 
    Type character/汉字; noun/名词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 曾经...过
      
      
    céng jīng guò
      
    sound for pinyin
    have done/been ... once

  • 曾经在我眼前
      
      
    céng jīng zài wó yǎn qián
      
    sound for pinyin
    once (it was)  in front of my eyes
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 曾经
      
    céng jīng
      
    sound for pinyin
    ever; once; former; already; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause) 

  • 曾经
      
    céng jīng
      
    sound for pinyin
    ever; formerly; once (sth happens, then...) 

  • 曾家
      
    zēng jiā
      
    sound for pinyin
    the family whose surname is Zeng

  • 曾子
      
    zēng zǐ
      
    sound for pinyin
    Zeng Zi (Chinese philosopher, student of Confucius) 

  • 不曾
      
    bù céng
      
    sound for pinyin
    not yet; never (if used in negative sentence) 

  • 未曾
      
    wèi céng
      
    sound for pinyin
    have not; never before

  • 何曾
      
    hé céng
      
    sound for pinyin
    (used in rhetorical questions, meaning “never did“)  when (did ...?) 

  • 曾摇动
      
    céng yáo dòng
      
    sound for pinyin
    once shook; shook at some time in the past
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